New Community For Widows/single Older Vocations

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='nikita92' timestamp='1350352617' post='2493841']
Matermisericordiae- Are you free to name the order that accepted your friend? Michael-Thank you for that information! Kathleen777- Thank you for your explanation/description/intentions. I am in the targeted age group, yet do NOT meet the Widow status requirment. I will be selfish in mentioning...I feel abit letdown...yet hope this gets established and sees fruition! Blessings
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She entered the [url="http://www.graceandcompassionbenedictines.org.uk/"]Benedictines of Grace and Compassion[/url] in Brighton, UK.

[nikita92]

Thank you!:-)

[Kathleen777]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]BREAKING NEWS! Familia Jacopa (Family of Jacopa) is a new Catholic Franciscan family forming in Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.A.. Thanks to all of the encouragement of my Phorum friends, Spiritual Directors, Secular Franciscan Community, friends especially my widow friends; I am now making this public. Please see my Web Blog; Familia Jacopa at: [/size][/size][/font][/color]

<a href="http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">[color="#444433"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/[/size][/size][/font][/color] [color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]or contact me at: [/size][/size][/font][/color][email="familiajacopa@yahoo.com"][color="#444433"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]familiajacopa@yahoo.com[/size][/size][/font][/color][/email]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]This family is for widows and [/size][/size][/font][/color][url="http://forums.catholic.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=716798#"][color="#444433"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]single women[/size][/size][/font][/color][/url] [color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]of all ages. There are two communities; Familia Jacopa and Sororum Jacopa (Sisters of Jacopa). [/size][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]The Familia Jacopa will have dual formation in the Secular Franciscan Order and with the community (FJ). Women can either live in Steubenville in community at the house/convent or in their own homes. Members could also live elsewhere and receive formation. [/size][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]The Sororum Jacopa will be born out of the Familia Jacopa and proposes to become a religious community, Franciscan TOR.[/size][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]My directors have told me to start living the life, make it public to invite inquirers and to continue writing the Constitutions and other needed materials. I hope to have an appointment to present this to the Bishop of Steubenville within a few months. [/size][/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="arial, helvetica, tahoma, verdana, geneva, lucida, lucida grande, sans-serif"][size="2"][size=1]Pax et Bonum, Kathleen Marshall, ofs[/size][/size][/font][/color]

[Kathleen777]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]BREAKING NEWS! Familia Jacopa (Family of Jacopa) is a new Catholic Franciscan family forming in Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.A.. Thanks to all of the encouragement of my Forum friends, Spiritual Directors, Secular Franciscan Community, friends especially my widow friends; I am now making this public. Please see my Web Blog; Familia Jacopa at: [/size][/font][/color]

<a href="http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">[color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/[/size][/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]or contact me at: [/size][/font][/color][email="familiajacopa@yahoo.com"][color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]familiajacopa@yahoo.com[/size][/font][/color][/email]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]This family is for widows and [/size][/font][/color][url="http://forums.catholic.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=716798#"][color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]single women[/size][/font][/color][/url][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]of all ages. There are two communities; Familia Jacopa and Sororum Jacopa (Sisters of Jacopa). [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]The Familia Jacopa will have dual formation in the Secular Franciscan Order and with the community (FJ). Women can either live in Steubenville in community at the house/convent or in their own homes. Members could also live elsewhere and receive formation. [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]The Sororum Jacopa will be born out of the Familia Jacopa and proposes to become a religious community, Franciscan TOR.[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]My directors have told me to start living the life, make it public to invite inquirers and to continue writing the Constitutions and other needed materials. I hope to have an appointment to present this to the Bishop of Steubenville within a few months. [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]Pax et Bonum, Kathleen Marshall, ofs[/size][/font][/color][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font]

[emmaberry101]

[quote name='Kathleen777' timestamp='1351207386' post='2497723']
[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]BREAKING NEWS! Familia Jacopa (Family of Jacopa) is a new Catholic Franciscan family forming in Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.A.. Thanks to all of the encouragement of my Forum friends, Spiritual Directors, Secular Franciscan Community, friends especially my widow friends; I am now making this public. Please see my Web Blog; Familia Jacopa at: [/size][/font][/color]

<a href="[url="http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/"]http://familiajacopa...wordpress.com/"[/url] target="_blank">[color=#444433][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3][url="http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/"]http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/[/url][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]or contact me at: [/size][/font][/color][email="familiajacopa@yahoo.com"][color=#444433][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]familiajacopa@yahoo.com[/size][/font][/color][/email]

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]This family is for widows and [/size][/font][/color][url="http://forums.catholic.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=716798#"][color=#444433][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]single women[/size][/font][/color][/url][color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]of all ages. There are two communities; Familia Jacopa and Sororum Jacopa (Sisters of Jacopa). [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]The Familia Jacopa will have dual formation in the Secular Franciscan Order and with the community (FJ). Women can either live in Steubenville in community at the house/convent or in their own homes. Members could also live elsewhere and receive formation. [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]The Sororum Jacopa will be born out of the Familia Jacopa and proposes to become a religious community, Franciscan TOR.[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]My directors have told me to start living the life, make it public to invite inquirers and to continue writing the Constitutions and other needed materials. I hope to have an appointment to present this to the Bishop of Steubenville within a few months. [/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, sans-serif][size=3]Pax et Bonum, Kathleen Marshall, ofs[/size][/font][/color][font=Tahoma, sans-serif] [/font]
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Thank you for making this public Kathleen! I am sure it will bring a lot of joy to very many people. God bless this new family.

[Kathleen777]

New posting today on the Familia Jacopa blog:

http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/

New communities forming for older vocations of women. Please read and comment!

Pax et Bonum,
Kathleen Marshall, ofs

[deusluxmea]

Best wishes with your project. My two Franciscan friends call me "Brother Jacopa" for fun, so I smiled to see the name.

How will the community do formation btw? Traditional postulancy etc???

[DanialleS]

I would absolutely love to have a community to join since becoming a widow. My children are grown and living their own lives. I am in reasonably good health, devoted to prayer life already, and to be able to share this with other women would be my dream come true.

[Jamie Steele]

I am a single 65 year old woman, who has grown children and young grandchildren. I have been unmarried for many years. I extremely healthy and energetic, and am often taken for 20 years my junior. I am able bodied and fit to continue in a secular career path, though this is not my desire. I would very much be interested in this lifestyle and have often considered trying to incorporate or plan and initiate a Christian community in a like fashion that you have described. I do know from speaking with others, that there is interest. I am unaware of true options of this sort and/or how to reach out to appropriate communities that are already practicing or are considering practicing the above mentioned. Please advise if there is a networking system or information that would be helpful to pursue a community of spiritual women dedicated to God and others. Thank you. 

 

[Luigi]

The Visitation nuns in Mobile, Alabama have accepted a number of mature vocations in recent years. I don't know much about them - just what I can see on their web pages. I know nothing about your own spirituality or that kind of thing. They may not be a good fit for you, but ya' never know!

Here's a link to their Recent Activities. Scroll down - way, way down! - to see photos of the vow ceremonies, including a paragraph or two about each woman. http://visitationmonasterymobile.org/Activities.htm